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there was no forecast that the technology boom would come to an end, but it did. from 2000 onward, we were back into a more normal position of the government running substantial deficits as the private sector rebuild its financial position. that is the first point. long-term forecasts, the idea that one can control the future position of the debt and deficit by actions taken today, is an extremely tenuous and debatable idea. the second point is that there are certain assumptions being made which create extremely scary scenarios. those numbers that were shown -- in stephanie's presentation, the expectation that public debt would rise close to 200% of gdp by 2005. what is that based on? two important assumptions drive these projections. when is that health care costs will continue to rise more rapidly than output, and that the share of health care in gdp will rise to 40% or so by 2080. this is something we know is not going to happen. it is in violation of herbert stein's law. when a trend cannot continue, it will stop. [laughter] the reality is, we are not going to
there was no forecast that the technology boom would come to an end, but it did. from 2000 onward, we were back into a more normal position of the government running substantial deficits as the private sector rebuild its financial position. that is the first point. long-term forecasts, the idea that one can control the future position of the debt and deficit by actions taken today, is an extremely tenuous and debatable idea. the second point is that there are certain assumptions being made...
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keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology, and clean energy, putting people back to work rebuilding roads, bridges and schools and reducing our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. on this last item, we face a very clear deadline. that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline. and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible way. to meet with labor and civic leaders for their input. today i meet with c.e.o.'s of some of america's largest companies. and i'll meet with leaders of both party of congress before the week is out because there's only one way to solve the channels and that is to do it together. as i've said before, i'm open to compromise and i'm hope to new ideas. and i've been encouraged over the last week to hear republican after republican agree on the need for more revenue from the wealthiest americans as part of our arithmetic if we're serious about reducing the deficit. because when it comes to taxes
keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology, and clean energy, putting people back to work rebuilding roads, bridges and schools and reducing our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. on this last item, we face a very clear deadline. that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline. and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible...
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they have an interest in improving their submarine technology. the biggest challenge for us will be to continue the dialogue and learn how to operate together in areas that are important for freedom of the seas and important economic development. the gulf of aiden for the common good and security of the oceans. >> you speak of maturing alliances in the western pospacific. can you talk about the improvement of the marines'? >> i can speak to -- that is better suited for the commandant. it is clear that the footprint of marines in the western pacific is changing and is going to change. that lay down is described and will evolve from okinawa toward guam in a rotational deployment aspect to australia. we will provide the maritime with for marine who will deploy to darwin, australia. there are 250 marines exercising with the australians. that will grow until toward the end of the decade. by "20/20, will have a marine expeditionary unit of about 2500 rotation we deployed. we will bring a group to provide the list and provide them the means of working t
they have an interest in improving their submarine technology. the biggest challenge for us will be to continue the dialogue and learn how to operate together in areas that are important for freedom of the seas and important economic development. the gulf of aiden for the common good and security of the oceans. >> you speak of maturing alliances in the western pospacific. can you talk about the improvement of the marines'? >> i can speak to -- that is better suited for the...
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with technology invest in the u.k. now at a 10-year high, it is not just the old industries growing again, it is the new. with all this and more, i truly believe in this new century, just as of the sentries that came before, our country, britain, can succeed. let me turn to hal. abroad isitain's sell of vital part of the answer. -- let me turn to how. our country will only rise if we let our people rise. if we back aspiration of those that want to get on in life, that means sorting out the welfare system and education, because the most powerful natural resources we have are our people. i took a whole cabinet today to an academy school in bristol to show exactly the kind of transformation we need in the education system right across the country. we need schools with high standards and high expectation so all of our children get a proper start in the new competitive world. of course we all need to deal with the deficit so we can safeguard low interest rates and give it businesses the confidence to invest in britain and c
with technology invest in the u.k. now at a 10-year high, it is not just the old industries growing again, it is the new. with all this and more, i truly believe in this new century, just as of the sentries that came before, our country, britain, can succeed. let me turn to hal. abroad isitain's sell of vital part of the answer. -- let me turn to how. our country will only rise if we let our people rise. if we back aspiration of those that want to get on in life, that means sorting out the...
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they were investing in technology and infrastructure and a ground game that was beyond 21st century. their ability to identify their voter even when that voter looked like our voter. that's the interesting thing that your statistics are showing folks who looked like a republican voter turned out to be an obama voter because they identified them, worked them and got them to the polls. host: blake is on the phone on the republican line in alabama caller: \[indiscernible] that was a long long time ago i guess. thanks for service to the party. i see first of all -- i was curious about a couple of numbers but before i get to that just a quick point about the money that people are talking about, how much money, that money made no difference and it seems like money made all the difference. in the summer romney had no money and obama was savaging him and he could not respond. and he was -- as a rich fellow and didn't care about the people. he never responded because he had no money. money was the problem. but coming to the statistics what i'm curious what percentage of the total vote, not th
they were investing in technology and infrastructure and a ground game that was beyond 21st century. their ability to identify their voter even when that voter looked like our voter. that's the interesting thing that your statistics are showing folks who looked like a republican voter turned out to be an obama voter because they identified them, worked them and got them to the polls. host: blake is on the phone on the republican line in alabama caller: \[indiscernible] that was a long long time...
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technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sons burned ask turned up on a tabloid. that is true. bottoms up was the headline i think. [laughter] "it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary that the two parties who are the most important in a transaction that we called development assistance, the tumult of born parties give them money. these are the two people that know the least. that is mad. i know rationing is that. this is a tiny fraction of the federal budget, less than 1%. bureaucracy gets in the way. not everyone can see what is happening. the treachery of information is more information. african citizens are holding their companies to account. in uganda there monitoring elections of mobile phones. in kenya they're losing -- using we
technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sons burned ask turned up on a tabloid. that is true. bottoms up was the headline i think. [laughter] "it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary that...
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it's not for engine technology, it's not for restoration of the environment. and it doesn't stop emissions. so this bill does represent a bipartisan, bicameral compromise. but it gives us the authority to hold their feet to the fire and get a solution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. lahood: mr. speaker, the gentleman i am going to yield to now may be departing the congress after this session. but we will still value his professionalism, his expertise and certainly his friendship for the very near and distant future. i'm happy to yield five minutes to the gentleman from illinois, the once chairman and now ranking member of our aviation subcommittee on transportation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i thank the gentleman, the running backing member, for yielding, and thank him for his kind words and friendship as well. mr. speaker, i rise in support of s. 1956, a bill that will protect u.s. airlines, their em
it's not for engine technology, it's not for restoration of the environment. and it doesn't stop emissions. so this bill does represent a bipartisan, bicameral compromise. but it gives us the authority to hold their feet to the fire and get a solution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. lahood: mr. speaker, the gentleman i am going to yield to now may be departing the congress after...
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we're creating a precedence for other nations who are developing the same technology. china has unveiled a new drone. the drone program has thus far been conducted with no oversight from congress or any other judicial body. congress has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that programs are being conducted -- that are being conducted in the name of our nation are legal, transparent and accountable. we're holding a briefing tomorrow about this exact matter. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? mrs. biggert: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. biggert: today i rise to applaud two hometown heroes. one who saved a woman who nearly drowned on lake michigan. nicholas was enjoying time with his mother on a beach off of the indiana shore when he noticed an empty raft and swimmers in distress. thanks to his quick thinking and selfless instincts, he was able to rescue helen hernandez, pulling he
we're creating a precedence for other nations who are developing the same technology. china has unveiled a new drone. the drone program has thus far been conducted with no oversight from congress or any other judicial body. congress has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that programs are being conducted -- that are being conducted in the name of our nation are legal, transparent and accountable. we're holding a briefing tomorrow about this exact matter. the speaker pro tempore: the time...
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medical technology. now with the accession to the w.t.o., russia has agreed to substantial tariff reductions for imported medical equipment. again, creating a great opportunity for american medical device innovators to increase exports, grow their businesses, and create many new jobs. but unless we pass this legislation, unless we move forward, our competitors will continue to have a distinct and unnecessary advantage. we need to pass pntr with russia, not only for countless minnesota businesses, trying to compete and win in today's marketplace, but also more importantly for 60,000 minnesota jobs that are tied to a robust trade agenda. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: i now yield a minute and a half to another member of our committee who is so active on trade issues, mr. blumenauer, from the great state of oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. 1 1/2 minutes. mr.
medical technology. now with the accession to the w.t.o., russia has agreed to substantial tariff reductions for imported medical equipment. again, creating a great opportunity for american medical device innovators to increase exports, grow their businesses, and create many new jobs. but unless we pass this legislation, unless we move forward, our competitors will continue to have a distinct and unnecessary advantage. we need to pass pntr with russia, not only for countless minnesota...
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>> well, first of all, franky's nose is not technology. it's -- he's using -- he's availing himself of god-given senses in the way that dogs have helped mankind for centuries. >> so does that mean that if we invented some kind of little machine called a, you know, smell-o-matic and the police officer had this smell-o-matic machine, and it alerted to the exact same things that a dog alerts to, it alerted to a set of drugs, meth and marijuana and whatever else, the police officer could not come to the front door and use that machine? >> your honor, i think the contraband rationale would be the same. it would be different in that you don't have technology in this case. and i think that's an important distinction because, as we read kyllo, the court was very concerned about advances in technology, and that's just not true for a dog's nose. >> so your basic distinction is the difference between like a machine and franky. >> well -- >> that we should not understand franky as kind of a sense-enhancing law enforcement technology, but we should thi
>> well, first of all, franky's nose is not technology. it's -- he's using -- he's availing himself of god-given senses in the way that dogs have helped mankind for centuries. >> so does that mean that if we invented some kind of little machine called a, you know, smell-o-matic and the police officer had this smell-o-matic machine, and it alerted to the exact same things that a dog alerts to, it alerted to a set of drugs, meth and marijuana and whatever else, the police officer...
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we could have it flowing down technology -- slowing down technology. i do not think that is a good opera -- option. we have to speed up the levers of government. one example is an obvious need to speed things up. the way we do spectrum allocation globally today is the way we have done it for decades. we do have to cooperate internationally on spectrum. what one country does with spectrum could interfere with the spectrum use in a neighboring country. we have to cooperate. we need to sit down together and agree on allocations. the greatest works is once every four years, there is a big effort. given the rapid changes in mobile, what we are seeing with increase in demand, the pressures on infrastructure, it is hard to see how it will continue to make sense that the only time these international allocations issues are addressed is once every four years. there are lots of examples like this. one of the things we would all benefit from in international is instead of seeing the kinds of proposals i mentioned, i think global economic growth and opportunity an
we could have it flowing down technology -- slowing down technology. i do not think that is a good opera -- option. we have to speed up the levers of government. one example is an obvious need to speed things up. the way we do spectrum allocation globally today is the way we have done it for decades. we do have to cooperate internationally on spectrum. what one country does with spectrum could interfere with the spectrum use in a neighboring country. we have to cooperate. we need to sit down...
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in energy we have created 1 billion pounds for capture in storage, one of the key technologies of the future. we created the world's first green investment bank. we're pioneering a new incentive for heat systems in people's homes, and we are putting in place a robust financial framework to incentivize renewable electricity. as a result, more than 12 billion pounds has been committed to into renewable projects in the u.k. and the past 18 months alone with the potential to support around 20,000 new jobs. we've also created new incentives to squeeze more oil and gas out of the north sea, including from the marginal fields. when we see opportunity, we must go for it. look at the way we of got behind tech city right here in london. two years ago there were around 200 digital companies. today there are 1200. with major tech companies like amazon and facebook setting up developer centers, this is now becoming the fastest-growing technology cluster anywhere in the world. we will be publishing new strategies for aerospace and ameritech, alongside it clear, offshore renewable and more to come.
in energy we have created 1 billion pounds for capture in storage, one of the key technologies of the future. we created the world's first green investment bank. we're pioneering a new incentive for heat systems in people's homes, and we are putting in place a robust financial framework to incentivize renewable electricity. as a result, more than 12 billion pounds has been committed to into renewable projects in the u.k. and the past 18 months alone with the potential to support around 20,000...
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we have the technology now to make this information available online -- almost instantaneously. why not do it? host: we're talking with kathy kiely of the sunlight foundation. she has covered every presidential election since 1980. o2 dirt on the independent line -- we will go to burt on the independent line. caller: i think that soft money is important, but in the grand scheme, not having equal time provisions in our broadcast is probably just as detrimental as not allowing certain opinions to appear. also, media conglomerates aggregate debt even more dart -- and aggravate that even more so. guest: i think what the caller is referring to is cable television, which does not have the same rules and regulations. i am not an expert on the legal ramifications of equal time, but i think that is what he is talking about. as to media conglomerate, there are a lot of them, but certainly in this age, there are alternatives, too. host: laura riding on twitter, -- in everything there is a point of diminishing returns. a road on advertising may do more harm than good. we go out to tempe, ar
we have the technology now to make this information available online -- almost instantaneously. why not do it? host: we're talking with kathy kiely of the sunlight foundation. she has covered every presidential election since 1980. o2 dirt on the independent line -- we will go to burt on the independent line. caller: i think that soft money is important, but in the grand scheme, not having equal time provisions in our broadcast is probably just as detrimental as not allowing certain opinions to...
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science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and it is not a gift. they worked for it. education -- when i ran for governor, in a middle-class area, 10% of college-aged kids were enrolled. now there are 50% that receive grants. that is not a gift that is something to help grow the middle class. host: jim, california. republican line. caller: $250,000 is not rich. the people on television betting for money, you should tax them. how much do you pay? the president and democrats suck up to these celebrities. they have to pay $40,000 to hang around the democrats. host: he says $250,000 and he criticized fund-raisers. guest: i think there is too much money in politics, and by the way, 80% of the $250,000 and above the income is income over $1 million. that is where the bul
science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and it is not a gift. they worked for it. education -- when i ran for governor, in a middle-class area, 10% of college-aged kids were enrolled....
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host: you put a reference to kodak but wasn't that technology train -- changing? are you saying that the chinese people are taking jobs away from americans in terms of photo processing? caller: in general all jobs, china is taking jobs from america. guest: to really discuss this issue, you have to look at the broader context of globalization over the last 10-15 years. for the last decade, china has built a formidable export sector. it is clear that china had 600 million laborers that want to get jobs and they flocked to the cities and i built these huge export hubs. it is not a surprise that when people searched for lower-cost labor, there was a supply there. i think channel tends to frown on certain trading rules. that is something beijing and washington will continue to discuss and washington will continue to push china on adhering to these trade rules. the currency issue is not that big of an issue anymore for u.s. companies. the bigger issue is how to continue to access markets in china. host: you look at the new brahmi's up election -- the new burmese opposit
host: you put a reference to kodak but wasn't that technology train -- changing? are you saying that the chinese people are taking jobs away from americans in terms of photo processing? caller: in general all jobs, china is taking jobs from america. guest: to really discuss this issue, you have to look at the broader context of globalization over the last 10-15 years. for the last decade, china has built a formidable export sector. it is clear that china had 600 million laborers that want to...
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we're not using a new technology. romney, i think there was prejudice in the party against his mormonism. i think a lot of evangelists stood back as they did when john mccain ran. we were 3 million votes down. i would like to hear what the other republicans have to say about that. i think bobby jindal is going down the wrong route in jumping on romney now. we had fractional primaries and that took a lot of steam out of romney and set us up for the democratic assaults. host: in georgia now, charles. caller: calling from cleveland, georgia. i believe the republican party pass to get back to the constitution. these undeclared wars have to stop. we threw away the ron paul supporters. we needed them to defeat obama. romney did not mention the constitution many times -excuse- me, i'm nervous. we have to go back to the constitution. if the republicans don't go by the constitution, they are no better than the democrats. host: plenty more time for your voices. looking for your phone calls, facebook posts, and tweets. more from
we're not using a new technology. romney, i think there was prejudice in the party against his mormonism. i think a lot of evangelists stood back as they did when john mccain ran. we were 3 million votes down. i would like to hear what the other republicans have to say about that. i think bobby jindal is going down the wrong route in jumping on romney now. we had fractional primaries and that took a lot of steam out of romney and set us up for the democratic assaults. host: in georgia now,...
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we are increasingly reliant on the source of technology. when it disappears, we do not want to do. the resiliency of the networks will be looked at. host: ocean beach, st. charles. good morning. caller: my pillboxes ocean beach. i had an oceanfront house that was displaced car where it for originally was. i wanted to mention to you there was an act of congress back in the 1960's that subscribed to replenishment that has never been acted on. since 1976 about a dime of federal or local money has gone into replenishment on s.i. that protect long island. recently in 2009 we spent 9- $15,000 per household in the town to do a beach replenishment program. what happens now at this point? we become a federally-managed beach. we have no reaction from those in charge of the federally- managed feet to do any shoring up. it is sort of like everyone talks about stories of the force already out of the barn, and now they are looking to close the door. in essence the levels of bureaucracy are so thick between state and federal and the dp in national stores have the resources to pick my house up and
we are increasingly reliant on the source of technology. when it disappears, we do not want to do. the resiliency of the networks will be looked at. host: ocean beach, st. charles. good morning. caller: my pillboxes ocean beach. i had an oceanfront house that was displaced car where it for originally was. i wanted to mention to you there was an act of congress back in the 1960's that subscribed to replenishment that has never been acted on. since 1976 about a dime of federal or local money has...
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others say there should be a light footprint with technological containment of the problem. when i hear $3.3 trillion, i hear the bulk of it is because of what happened on 9/11. my question is, in the new normal, what is the role for militant extremism? is it releasing them from jail and giving them a space and controlling them technologically? thank you. >> i will star with the last. if you think the light footprint strategy is all about containment, then it does raise the question of what are the limits of light footprint? what have we discovered it does not do terribly well? it does not build justice or build the kind of global development that paula was discussing before. it deliberately pulls the united states back from a kind of the engagement that we thought in the post-cold war world that we were heading into. and frankly, you might of thought we were heading into it just listening to president obama during the 2008 campaign when he talked mostly about engagement strategy. we did not hear a lot of discussion about what we have all been talking about here today. i thi
others say there should be a light footprint with technological containment of the problem. when i hear $3.3 trillion, i hear the bulk of it is because of what happened on 9/11. my question is, in the new normal, what is the role for militant extremism? is it releasing them from jail and giving them a space and controlling them technologically? thank you. >> i will star with the last. if you think the light footprint strategy is all about containment, then it does raise the question of...
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technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sunburned arse turned up on a tabloid. that is true. "bottoms up" was the headline, i think. [laughter] it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary that the two parties who are the most important in a transaction that we called development assistance, the tumult of born -- two most important parties, the taxpayer, parties give them money. these are the two people that know the least. that is mad. i know rationing is that. this is a tiny fraction of the federal budget, less than 1%. bureaucracy gets in the way. not everyone can see what is happening. the treachery of information is more information. african citizens are holding their companies to account. in uganda there monitoring elections of mobi
technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sunburned arse turned up on a tabloid. that is true. "bottoms up" was the headline, i think. [laughter] it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary...
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this is why i fought to bring in new technology. i've got to bring in the uab. fought to bring in the excess equipment from iraq and afghanistan after coming back. we are doing all this. we have to work together. >> i appreciate your efforts. the message being undermined to allow those new resources to happen in to get what we need when we give mixed messages. last year, you have a press release that said the u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging that our law enforcement has been engaged in a gun battle. we have had people killed. narcotics have been caught. that is what is competing this. we need to recognize it for what it is. transnational criminal organizations -- we cannot pursue them across the international border. we will put what ever it takes to defend the sovereignty -- >> he made a point that there was a bill to fund more border patrol agents. i think it is well-known that republicans in washington do not like to spend a lot of money. his comments were that members of your own party do not want to fund this i
this is why i fought to bring in new technology. i've got to bring in the uab. fought to bring in the excess equipment from iraq and afghanistan after coming back. we are doing all this. we have to work together. >> i appreciate your efforts. the message being undermined to allow those new resources to happen in to get what we need when we give mixed messages. last year, you have a press release that said the u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging...
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that will be huge progression in terms of technology. i think they're going to be very, very much advanced. >> i want to get to questions from our audience. i wasn't to ask you both to define something that you've talked about each of you null your own response. steve called it the conservative entertainment complex. you just called it the alternative universe. but could you just sort of briefly and it doesn't have to be both of the you. >> exactly what are you talking about? what was going on? how would people in this room know that they were living in an alternative universe. how would they be aware of that. >> it's not you. many people said he would be giving instructions during the debate. >> if they want to con contract any imagine of their opponent that is not grounded in reality are one is the robbie campaign had an unrhealicic view of what the elect triss was going to be. certainly one of the reasons they wanted to see in the election. but there's this view of barack obama. you know, that if you just read and watch the entertainm
that will be huge progression in terms of technology. i think they're going to be very, very much advanced. >> i want to get to questions from our audience. i wasn't to ask you both to define something that you've talked about each of you null your own response. steve called it the conservative entertainment complex. you just called it the alternative universe. but could you just sort of briefly and it doesn't have to be both of the you. >> exactly what are you talking about? what...